A swarm of honey bees hanging from a tree or gathering near a building may alarm some residents, but Emily Mueller sees an opportunity to protect a colony.
As the owner of Mueller Honey Bee Rescue and a former Summit County apiary inspector, Mueller responds to swarm calls across Summit County, helping residents identify honey bees and safely relocate them.
Her work comes amid proposed changes to the city’s beekeeping ordinance that supporters say would make regulations clearer, encourage responsible beekeeping and better align local rules with state standards.
The proposed ordinance in front of Akron City Council would eliminate Akron’s local beekeeping permit requirement and instead rely on the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s existing apiary registration system…